SPECIAL TEAMS

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Another key to the 49ers' turnaround has been stellar special teams play. Speedy kick returner Ted Ginn Jr. (pictured) is fourth in the NFL in kick return average and eighth in punt return average, and he has two return touchdowns. Veteran kicker David Akers leads the NFL with 102 points and is tied for third in the NFL with four field goals from 50-plus yards. He's 26-for-31 overall with four of those misses coming between 40 and 49 yards. San Francisco punter Andy Lee is second in the NFL in average per punt (50.1) and net average (43.4). Ravens punter Sam Koch had a great day against the Bengals, averaging 48.9 yards per punt and putting three of his eight punts inside the opponent's 20. Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff is 22-for-28 on field goal attempts with all six misses coming from beyond 50 yards. The Ravens still haven't settled on a regular kick returner. With David Reed inactive last Sunday, Tom Zbikowski, Chris Carr and Lardarius Webb were all given opportunities to return kicks. Webb is 26th in the NFL, averaging 6.5 yards per punt return. EDGE: 49ERS

Another key to the 49ers' turnaround has been stellar special teams play. Speedy kick returner Ted Ginn Jr. (pictured) is fourth in the NFL in kick return average and eighth in punt return average, and he has two return touchdowns. Veteran kicker David Akers leads the NFL with 102 points and is tied for third in the NFL with four field goals from 50-plus yards. He's 26-for-31 overall with four of those misses coming between 40 and 49 yards. San Francisco punter Andy Lee is second in the NFL in average per punt (50.1) and net average (43.4). Ravens punter Sam Koch had a great day against the Bengals, averaging 48.9 yards per punt and putting three of his eight punts inside the opponent's 20. Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff is 22-for-28 on field goal attempts with all six misses coming from beyond 50 yards. The Ravens still haven't settled on a regular kick returner. With David Reed inactive last Sunday, Tom Zbikowski, Chris Carr and Lardarius Webb were all given opportunities to return kicks. Webb is 26th in the NFL, averaging 6.5 yards per punt return. EDGE: 49ERS (Getty Images)

Another key to the 49ers' turnaround has been stellar special teams play. Speedy kick returner Ted Ginn Jr. (pictured) is fourth in the NFL in kick return average and eighth in punt return average, and he has two return touchdowns. Veteran kicker David Akers leads the NFL with 102 points and is tied for third in the NFL with four field goals from 50-plus yards. He's 26-for-31 overall with four of those misses coming between 40 and 49 yards. San Francisco punter Andy Lee is second in the NFL in average per punt (50.1) and net average (43.4). Ravens punter Sam Koch had a great day against the Bengals, averaging 48.9 yards per punt and putting three of his eight punts inside the opponent's 20. Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff is 22-for-28 on field goal attempts with all six misses coming from beyond 50 yards. The Ravens still haven't settled on a regular kick returner. With David Reed inactive last Sunday, Tom Zbikowski, Chris Carr and Lardarius Webb were all given opportunities to return kicks. Webb is 26th in the NFL, averaging 6.5 yards per punt return. EDGE: 49ERS